#2851BA#2851BA

#2851BA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.172 H 264.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2851BA
RGB	rgb(40, 81, 186)
HSL	hsl(223, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(223, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.5%, 56.5%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.63, 24.32, -59.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.63, 64.21, 292.26°)
OKLab	oklab(47.11% -0.0166 -0.1715)
OKLCH	oklch(47.11% 0.172 264.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.6773, 9.8797, 47.6837)
Luminance	0.0988 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2851BA #BA9128

analogous

#289ABA #2851BA #4828BA

triadic

#2851BA #BA2851 #51BA28

tetradic

#2851BA #BA289A #BA9128 #28BA48

square

#2851BA #BA289A #BA9128 #28BA48

split-complementary

#2851BA #BA4828 #9ABA28

monochromatic

#122555 #1D3B88 #2851BA #4870D8 #7A97E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#2851BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#2851BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2851BA

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2851BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2851BA	1.00	7.06	2.98	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2851ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 81, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.172 264.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7981d0',
    500: '#2851ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2851ba;
$custom-light: #7981d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2851ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.151,
    "s": 64.602,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4711,
    "c": 0.17231,
    "h": 264.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09881
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2851BA

secondary

#CAB273

accent

#B940E8

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#EFEEF9

border

#CAC9D2

text

#0B0A14

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2851BA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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